Table 1.
Summary of data extracted from literature.
Table 2.
National and international guidelines on TB care.
Fig 1.
PRISMA flow chart outlining the search procedure for selecting studies on knowledge and practices in relation to TB care for the systematic review.
Fig 2.
Forest plot visualising data on practitioners’ knowledge of cough as a main symptom of tuberculosis (ISTC Standard 1). CL = 95% Confidence Level.
Fig 3.
Forest plots on diagnosis knowledge and practice.
(a) Forest plot visualising data on practitioners’ knowledge of using sputum microscopy for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (ISTC Standard 2). CL = 95% Confidence Level. (b) Forest plot visualising data on practitioners’ practice of using sputum microscopy for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (ISTC Standard 2). Marsh et al. (1996) includes 4 sets of data for this ISTC Standard, reflecting 4 different practitioner groups. CL = 95% Confidence Level.
Fig 4.
Forest plots on prescriptions for intensive and continuation phases.
(a) Forest plot visualizing data on practitioners’ compliance with prescribing drugs for the intensive phase of TB treatment (ISTC Standard 8). CL = 95% Confidence Level. (b) Forest plot visualizing data on practitioners’ compliance with prescribing drugs for the continuation phase of TB treatment (ISTC Standard 8). CL = 95% Confidence Level.
Fig 5.
Forest plot on prescribing in fixed doses.
Forest plot visualizing data on practitioners’ compliance with prescribing treatments in fixed-dose combinations (ISTC Standard 8). CL = 95% Confidence Level.
Fig 6.
Forest plot on assessing clinical progress.
Forest plot visualising data on practitioners’ knowledge of using sputum microscopy to monitor treatment progress (ISTC Standard 10). CL = 95% Confidence Level.
Fig 7.
Forest plot on recording treatments.
Forest plot visualising data on practitioners’ practice of recording treatments and their outcomes (ISTC Standard 13). CL = 95% Confidence Level.